Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1990
Raghunath Pandey of Indian National Congress won the Muzaffarpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1990 state assembly election, securing 82,918 votes (64.00% vote share). The runner-up was Arun Ku. Sinha (Janata Dal) with 29,602 votes.
A total of 34 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raghunath Pandey | 82918 | 64.00% | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Arun Ku. Sinha | 29602 | 22.90% | Janata Dal |
| 3 | Shivendra Prasad Singh | 8757 | 6.80% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Kedarnath Gupta | 4341 | 3.40% | Communist Party Of India |
| 5 | Om Prasash | 732 | 0.60% | Proutist Bloc Of India |
| 6 | Mahanta Kaushlendra Das | 399 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 7 | M. Israel | 380 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 8 | Madan Mohan Krishna | 361 | 0.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 9 | Shyed Snamshir Hussain | 265 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 10 | Hasmet Karim | 215 | 0.20% | Muslim Leage |
| 11 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | 166 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 12 | Shambhu Nath Srivasatava | 143 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 13 | Manohar Prasad Gupta | 139 | 0.10% | Lok Dal (B) |
| 14 | Shankar Ojha | 107 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Nripendra Kishore | 100 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | Pramod Tewari | 95 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | Khurshid Alam | 85 | 0.10% | Bharatiya Backward Party |
| 18 | Mishri Lal Shah | 78 | 0.10% | Doordarshi Party |
| 19 | Prabhat Kumar Sharma | 76 | 0.10% | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha |
| 20 | Shankar Pandey | 74 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 20 | Purusottam Jalan | 74 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Vijay Ku. Gupta | 72 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 23 | Kailash Ram | 59 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Pravan Ku. Nathani | 46 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 25 | Vinay Bhushan | 44 | 0.00% | Socialist Party (LOHIYA) |
| 26 | Jagdish | 36 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 27 | Binda Singh | 30 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 27 | Binda Mahto | 30 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 29 | Shudhanshu Kumar | 29 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 30 | Kranti Prakash | 23 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 31 | Brahma Deo Pipasit | 19 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 32 | Prabhat Sinha | 12 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 33 | Sohan Lala Sahu | 9 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 34 | Suruya Deo Prasad Swami | 1 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Muzaffarpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1990 Assembly election, 34 candidates contested for this seat. Raghunath Pandey (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 82,918 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.